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I love villainesses isekais because they always open to some shit like "I've reincarnated as Evilla Von Lily, the empire's only princess and I'm destined to die after becoming affianced to Prince Rytius de Citrus?!?!?" and you think ok so just not marry him, right. Cant be that hard? But then chapter 1 in kicks in like " Evilla, sweetie your father and I are sooo glad you're marrying your Highness prince Rytius otherwise all these 56 orphans we tend to would spontaneously combust. Like, immediately. don't ask, we dont know how either. anyways proud of you" and youre like oh shit evilla
If I can break the curse during this one year contract, I can quietly step down from Goodette Goodheart's place .. really looking forward to that peaceful life away from all these good looking men and influence once all this is over wish me luck you guysđ
Guys stop saying Goodette is in love with me. Just because I haven't antagonized her in this timeline and we're somewhat friendly and she keeps turning up on my house and doesnt seem to like Duke Sekonde all that much it doesnt mean she has feelings for me. In fact, I'm on my way to meet her right now to try and gauge how far off of the original story we're at. like maybe i can still get them together. i think its possible . anyways crossing fingers.
im supposed to meet her for tea but she changed the meeting place to her room all of sudden. More private, I guess! im just glad she trusts me that much. its good to have friends for a change.
Guys come on stop cheering. Like, ok, clearly I've underestimated the female lead's charm. Fine. But, I can't just be with Goodette now, I mean. Think about all those 56 orphans relying on me... I can't let them down... !!!
And I'm technically still married to Duke Sekonde, too. I just don't know what to do now that the original story is so different!! Ugh!!!
I guess I could talk to him about it, I mean... We're technically really distant cousins or something? If only he could marry someone from the de Citrus family instead, then maybe we could all be happy.... !
It's not impossible, I guess....I mean, He's good friends with your highness prince Rytius in this timeline. And now that I think about it they've actually been spending a lot of time together since me and Goodette....uhhhhh you know.
Anyways, I guess I can talk to them?? See if your highness could introduce him to his sister...? They should be at Duke Sekonde's home now I think, we'll see.
...The servants gave me the weirdest look when I asked about my husband's whereabouts. They're just in his office so what's the big idea? ....I hope I'm not interrupting their boys time or something.
I'm prepared to do my best to talk them into the idea, but I can't help but be nervous... Come on, Evilla. think of those 56 little orphan's individual faces. They're counting on you...
It's now or never, everyone! Your highness, Duke Sekonde, I-
Can we just please just bring Goodette into this conversation. I feel like this is her business just as much as our ow-
Well, if your highness is going to call her my 'mistress' then I might as well point out that makes you my husband mistress as well. Yeah maybe we shouldn't do that? Huh? Huh?
Ok, we're all here so let's get this straight. The Von Lily have to get married to the De Citrus to break the curse placed on the 56 orphans under my family's protection. Considering our...situation, it is clear your highness and I are not getting together - which would leave Duke Sekonde - a very distant cousin of the Von Lily - and Your Highness with the marriage duty. But even we if go on with the marriage - yes, I would be divorcing him, your highness, - we'd still need the Pope's blessing to undo the curse's effect.
But with Duke Sekonde currently leading the search for the corrupt forces in our Empire in the north, many of whom are allied to the church's power, it's hard to believe he'd just agree to-
Duke Sekonde was ready to agree to our divorce after he and Your Highness Prince Rytius became...close and went to see Your Holiness the pope to go through with it. Your holiness not only refused to go on with the proceedures....But he was also threatening the orphans himself. Duke Sekonde tried to stop him but he tried to harm- ok, kick - kick an orphan over the walls and you had no choice but to kill him then. He thought you wouldn't do it because by betraying the church, the next pope could very well activate the curse and kill our little orphans for good but...You realized this is only true in the case of no living Saintesses existing at the time- As the saintess is known to automatically inherit the head of the church in case the seat is open in her lifetime. So, as soon as you killed your holiness the pope, Goodette automatically inherited his role as well.
...I think I understand it, but...It's so much to take in. Why didn't the two of you tell me any of this- no, Duke Sekonde, you don't have to draw it for me, its fine I
FINE, I get it, but that still doesn't explain why the two of you wouldn't tell me OR Your highness prince Rytius about any of this, I mean, even if the Goodheart's are covering up the pope's death for now it's been at least a week since everything, so I don't get why-
My name is Evilla Von Lily, the empire's only princess. And for a long time, I was sure I was destined for terrible things.
When I woke up in this world, I thought my future was set in stone. That nothing I did could ever amount to anything good...And that no one would ever stay by my side.
Today, I am here with the 60 people that matter most (56+4) and that have given more than I have ever dreamed of.
My beautiful bride.
My ex.
My second ex.
My mother and father,
And the 56 little orphans that have all been happily adopted now that we killed the - i mean, your holiness fell into Duke Sekonde's sword 46 times - And Goodette was able to break the curse in his stead.
It feels strange to be in a happy ending of my own...But none of this could have been possible without everyone here...And the pro-divorce laws we passed last week. I don't know what the future has in store for me anymore, but I think...
I just know they'd get along in childhood. Voices in my head told me that.
Oasis Maker V.S. The King's Roar.
I am impressed how Leona and Kalim are polar opposites in everything, even in signature spells. Like life and death. As Oasis Maker brings life with its water to the lifeless sands, so King's Roar takes the life away from any being it touches by turning it into the sand.
Anyway - besties. Though I believe Jamil would still try to avoid Leona because of his noble birth.
bring back zooterkins, the best 17th-century swear word
I don't normally do Just Characters Swearing, but. ...this kind of wrote itself and then wouldn't leave my head. it comes from both a piece of character-writing advice that has always stuck with me, and also my conviction that Leona is 1000% funnier as a character if his dialogue has to stay G-rated. let Kalim say fuck, but don't let Leona say bastard.
(Boxes were opened to confirm contents as they were blind purchases, but remain inside their plastic covers.)
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They are really nice quality, and as far as I know they are only available for purchase via the Twisted Wonderland exhibition (at this time).
Behind the Scenes: The Magical World Where Villains Shine
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âTwisted Wonderlandâ is a twisted and distorted world where humans who use magic and mysterious things coexist. Led by the magic mirror, and lost in this distinct world, you search for a way to return to your original world, but it seems it is not easy.
What awaits is a prestigious magician training school called âNight Raven Collegeâ, and students who are always causing trouble. In a school with seven dormitories related to the legends of their predecessors called âGreat Sevenâ, you will be involved in one turmoil after another.
Based On Disneyâs Villains
The great attraction of this work is that the seven dormitories and magicians in the school are drawn based on the villains that appear in Disney animation works and their world views.
The seven dormitories at Night Rave College are Alice in Wonderland, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Snow White, Hercules, and Sleeping Beauty. Some people may immediately recognize the faces of the formidable villains who stood in the way of the hero.
For example, Riddle Rosehearts, the housewarden of Heartslabuyl dormitory, which was created in the image of Alice in Wonderland, sticks strictly to following the rules, and punishes those who break them. His personality is similar to the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and the personalities of the dorm students around Riddle also mirror the card soldiers surrounding their queen.
Yana Tobosoâs passion that gave birth to the original idea and characters
Where did the ideas for the world and characters of âDisney Twisted Wonderlandâ come from? Yana Toboso, who is also a manga artist, holds they key to creating the creative elements.
âI love constraints and enjoy aiming for the best despite the hurdlesâ
Original draft, main scenario, character design: Yana Toboso
âBefore receiving this offer, I had turned down long term project proposals because I still have a serialized manga called âBlack Butlerâ. I liked the characters, so without hesitation, I replied, âIâll do it!â Even the editor in charge of the manga said âYouâll definitely get itâ before seeing the project, like something from a foreign drama, and it really turned out to be true.
Whatâs more, at that stage, we hadnât decided what to make other than a game with villains as the theme, so we began planning with Aniplex (the planning and production company). At first, I thought when you think of Disney, you think of Hollywood. Since Disney has a number of rules to establish a work that is familiar to young and old around the world, many ideas other than this actor training game were rejected. After that, we came up with the idea of making a school game, which has been recognized overseas as a game genre unique to Japan.â
Ms. Toboso continued to submit plans for about six months until the concept of the game matched the current one. In order to explain the idea, the image of âTwisted Wonderlandâ was formed while assembling the story, imagining the elements of the game, and drawing pictures.
âEven with manga, I would come up with ideas over and over again until I got the OK from the editor-in-chief, and then work together with the editor in charge to brush it up. I enjoy constraints and enjoy aiming for the best despite the hurdles and decisions in game production. Because it was a pre-developmental game, I could express all the imaginary rhythm games, UI (user interface), battle scenes, etc., with pictures. I think the reason why I was able to clean up âTwstâ until the release is that I was able to break through the parts that were difficult to imagine and verbalize with the power of drawing.â
The Message Entrusted to Villains
In the main story of this work, you will get to interact with each of the seven dormitories, and get to know the unique students. In the process, various aspects of their lives are depicted, and sometimes the weaknesses and troubles of the spiteful students secretly harbor come to light. The depth of the story and character modeling is also something Ms. Toboso worked hard on.
âThe story and character creation progressed almost simultaneously. The story itself is an homage to the fate of the villains that appear in Disney films, but when placing the characters, itâs no good if the characters or the story come first. While sharing the plot up until the end of the story with Disney first, if only the main plot proceeded it, it tends to become linear and uninteresting, so I built and submitted character makeup and sub-episodes at the same time. It took me a year to start writing the scenario in earnest, repeating the process of having it checked in detail, and fixing what was returned.â
Also, all Disney films have a universal story, so the underlings of the villains are a bit comical and canât stand up to the boss. I had a hard time giving individuality to the multiple characters I created. For example, when creating four student characters based on the card soldiers from Alice in Wonderland, or the poison apple itself from Snow White. I specifically put myself in the position of a card soldier, tried to feel like an apple, wrote it down, and complied it. The apple didnât want to become a poison apple, but it was forcibly chosen by the Queen because it looked the most delicious among the fruits in the basket. Itâs reluctant. I thought so? And so on.
Then, while we were working out the individuality of each character, we had a thick set-up material for each character before the start of distribution. I asked the voice cast to read it from the stage when there were only two lines during the recording, so I was surprised at the amount of information.â
What happens when the villains confront their weaknesses and stubbornness in Ms. Tobosoâs story? It contains a positive message we want users to feel.
âThe origin of Disney films is a happy ending with good deeds and love, but I think villains are people who arenât saved in the story. Thatâs why I intend for the message in the game to be that even if we are defeated and have a bad end, letâs live without being discouraged by it.
Being uncool, undisciplined, not reflecting, being defiant, are not so bad as they say. I want to depict positively about not caring about others, and live honestly with myself. People living in modern society are afraid of failure or feel living with great care, but there is no one without flaws. Trying to live without being hated by anyone is exhausting, isnât it?â
Original Culture Woven With Costumes
One of the elements of âDisney Twisted Wonderlandâ is the character costume. Ms. Toboso expresses the difficulty of creating completely original costumes for each of the seven dormitories, while interpreting the world of the films that serve as the source of the image as clothing.
âThe design started with dormitory clothes that were inspired by the world of the original work. Different countries, cultures, and eras exist side by side in a single school, so while it is modern, I aimed to create a feeling that each carries their respective world view. In addition, we checked repeatedly to make sure we avoided plagiarism of cultures, or imitate existing fashion brands. In fact, I drew a number of costume proposals close to three times that of those adopted in the game.
For example, with the Pomefiore dormitory uniform for Snow White, the more elements were added, the more the impression and image of the classical animation were separated. It was difficult, and as a result, instead of just thinking about the elements, I decided to rebuild from the silhouette. By intentionally incorporating the elements of kimono, which Japanese think of as classical, I ended up with a design that gives off a simple yet luxurious impression of âSnow Whiteâ.
Also, with the dormitory uniform of Diasomnia dorm in Sleeping Beauty, I wanted to incorporate into the design the relationship of Maleficent and Goon, a minion wearing black armor. So, the material is made of leather, and both classical and hard. Furthermore, at the time of design, I incorporated harnesses (belts for the body) that were trending in the high fashion world.
While being conscious of todayâs high fashion, it is important to express the unique culture of âTwstâ in event costumes and so on. For example, in event costumes for âHarvestonâs Kelkkarotuâ and âSunset Savannaâs Tamashina-minaâ, we did not reinterpret existing ethnic costumes, but rather started setting the history of clothing that can be considered from local sunshine hours and climate.
Because it is a land with heavy snow, and short hours of sunshine, people spend more time indoors, and the culture of embroidery is developed. Or, in hot lands, fabrics like cotton or hemp that are breathable are probably dyed, so the color will be like this. This way, I design the culture and history of textiles in the world of âTwisted Wonderlandâ.
There are also other costumes that have been repeatedly checked and modified over the course of nearly two years. Costumes are often summoned with money, so I think that it has to be of a quality that makes you think you actually bought it at a fashionable department store. In addition, the D-6th staff (in my office) has a professional qualification in dressmaking and patterning, so even the back style, and how to put it on and take it off are designed so you can actually wear it. However, since this is a world with magic, I value not only reality, but fantasy and dreamy designs. If the parts are sewn on, it would be awkward, so letâs stick them together with magic.â
The Magnificent Story of Twst
Since its release in 2020, the world of âTwisted Wonderlandâ in which you, the main character, is lost, has shown a magnificent development along with the main story written by Ms. Toboso. Ms. Toboso talks about the passion from the creation and developmental scenes.
âI had never drawn anything but manga, and my main target audience was women. Aniplex, which does not have a lot of game production experience, and f4samurai, which handles development and management on site, took on the challenge of creating a genre work for the first time. I think one if the reasons for this is that the distance between the three companies is close. Each meeting is fun. Itâs not like Iâm working backwards from game production, but Iâm not surprised by my ideas. It feels like weâve been doing trial and error together for a long time.
The story, which has 35,000 characters in book 1, has become a volume of over 250,000 characters by book 6. Up to book 3, the users probably didnât have a lot of feelings yet about the characters, so first, I made it compact so that they could understand the world of âTwstâ. However, when it was actually released, I felt that the players read the story more than I expected. So now, I am writing with a denser amount of information than I anticipated during the preparation period. From now on, not only on the vertical and horizontal axes of the story, but also the spread of elements such as the present, past, and future will be incorporated, and the scale will be quite large. Please look forward to book 7 (currently available up to part 2)!
As I write the story, I think that if you can deepen mutual understanding without bending yourself, or if you can think flexibly, the villain will surely be insanely strong. The foundation of this game is to become stronger by understanding the way of thinking of others who are different from you, and by understanding their strengths and weaknesses. It may be similar to our stance in making this game. I think Iâve become stronger since Iâve been involved with the development of âTwstâ. As a manga artist, it was my first challenge to create a game. I was surprised at first where my special skills were no good, the team members were meeting for the first time, we werenât used to the culture of the game industry, and were judged strictly from the perspective of a global game rather than the entertainment unique to Japan. As a result, even if one method doesnât work, instead of conflicting, we can change the method and challenge it.
In the story, they are villains, so they donât admit defeat, but they admit to each other âYouâll do it.â Even if we dislike each other, we can still recognize each otherâs abilities. We will continue to create games with an unwavering spirit of villains, and we hope that our users will continue to enjoy it.â
the thing you need to realize about localization is that japanese and english are such vastly different languages that a straight translation is always going to be worse than the original script. nuance is going to be lost and, if you give a shit about your job, you should fill the gaps left with equivalent nuance in english. take ff6, my personal favorite localization of all time: in the original japanese cefca was memorable primarily for his manic, childish speaking style - but since english speaking styles arent nearly as expressive, woolsey adapted that by making the localized english kefka much more prone to making outright jokes. cefca/kefka is beloved in both regions as a result - hell, hes even more popular here
a literal translation is an inaccurate translation.
localizationâs job is to create a meaningful experience for a different audience which has a different language and different culture. they translate ideas and concepts, not words and sentences. often this means choosing new ideas that will be more meaningful and contribute to the experience more for a different audience.
There was an example during late Tokugawa period in Japan where the translator translated, "ĐŻ Đ»ŃĐ±Đ»Ń ĐĐ°Ńâ (I love you), to âI could die for you,â while translating ĐŃŃ, ( Asya) a novel by Ivan Turgenev. This was because a woman saying, âI love you,â to a man was considered a very hard thing to do in Japanese society.
In a more well-known example, Natsume Soseki, a great writer who wrote, I am a Cat, had his students translate âI love you,â to âthe moon is beautiful [because of] having you beside tonight,â because Japanese men would not say such strong emotions right away. He said that it would be weird and Japanese men would have more elegance.
Both of these are great examples of localization that wasnât a straight up translation and both of these are valid. I feel like a lot of people forget the nuances in language and culture and how damn hard a translatorâs job is and how knowledgeable the person has to be about both cultures. [x]
Note that you can apply this to your own translations even if they arenât big pieces of literature or something. Donât feel bad about not translating word for word. An everyday sentence may sound odd translated literally - itâs okay to edit a little bit so it feels right!
Will you be traveling again soon? I donât know. But Iâd hate to miss out on Shirouâs cooking if I did have to leave. Well, then⊠Just stay here forever! And Iâll get even better. That goes for those hamburgers you love so much, too. So please⊠Forever⊠Forever⊠You should stay here forever.Â
IÂ see. Well.. I canât wait to see your progress.
I'm absolutely amazed and delighted by the way in which thousands and thousands of people have spontaneously agreed to invent a movie and, without actively discussing it in any way, have very quickly come to agreements on not just overall themes but the characters names, plot points and even specific scenes. Everyone has just accepted that the director is Matteo JWHJ0715, a man who's mother was Italian and father was a licence plate.
There's over 450 fanfictions on AO3 that are tagging themselves as to whether their fic is cannon compliment or not. For a movie that doesn't exist. Scorsese's Wikipedia page has had to be locked because people kept adding it to his filmography.
It's fantastic and could probably be used as a basis for a collage thesis on human... colabritive behaviour?? Like, we could all sit down and talk about it and agree on themes etc but no one is. It's all through tumblr posts that become popular because they're funny, are framed particularly well, have an interesting theme/scene idea etc. Like, it's almost a democratic in how it's coming together but it's much faster and there's no typical voting structure and no leaders. Like, one of my mutuals added the ice-pick Joe thing and now it's 'cannon'.
Makes me think of humans thousands of years ago making up stories and spreading them by retelling, adding and removing themes and scenes at each retelling until it coalesces into a full story. It's absolutely delightful and I love it.
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